Shutter-worker



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D. H. ROYER.

SHUTTER WORKER.

Patented July 16, 1889.

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D. H. ROYER. SHUTTER WORKER.

N0..40'7.119. Patented July 16, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID II. ROYER, OF MIIIIIMONT, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHUTTER-WORKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,119, dated July 16, 1889.

Application filed June 19, 1888.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID II. ROYER, of Millmont, in the county of Union and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Shutter-IVorkers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of devices for opening and closing shutters which consist, essentially, of a jointed rod extended through the window sill or casing and connected at its outer end to the shutter; and it consists more particularly in improvements upon the device for which Letters Patent of the United States were issued to me on the Zith day of August, 1880, No. 318,1i2.

Referring to the acccompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents in perspective a shutter and a portion of the window-frame with my devices applied thereto, the shutter being shown in an open position. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 1 1 of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a perspective view of the parts shown in the preceding figure separated from each other. Fig. I is a perspective view of the locking-arm used in connection with the parts shown in the preceding figure. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the outer end of the locking-arm and the catch-plate with which it engages. Fig. 6 is a vertical section through a window-sill with my improved plate thereon. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the plate used on inclined sills to support the operating rod or spindle. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the two parts of the shutter-locking device in its preferred form. Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a modified form of the contrivance shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing the manner of forming the joints in the rod or spindle.

In the drawings, A represents the sill of an ordinary window frame or casing, and B a horizontally-swinging shutter hinged to the frame in the ordinary manner.

0 represents a sliding and rotating rod or spindle passed through the window sill or casing from the inside to the outside of the building and provided at its opposite end with two joints a and I), allowingits extremity to be bent horizontally. The extreme outer end of the rod 0 is connected to the face of the shutter, near the inner edge, by a plate, which allows it to move horizontally to alim- $erial No. 277,523. (No model.)

ited extent, so that when the rod is pulled inward it will act to close the shutter, and when pushed outward it will act first to push the shutter open and thereafter to assume, as in Fig. 1, such position as to prevent the shutter from closing. In these particulars the device is practically identical with that represented in my previous patent.

In practice it has been found that the construction or location of the sill is frequently such that it is necessary to pass the rod through the same in an inclined position instead of a horizontal position, the result of which is that the parts will cramp or bind as the rod is moved endwise, and this because the outer end of the rod rises and falls. The first of my improvements is intended to overcome this difficulty, and refers to a connection which permits the end a of the rod to move vertically as well as horizontally at its point of connection to the shutter, so that, although the rod may be placed in the inclined position, the shutter may be swung open or shut with easy action of the parts. To the end named, I pass the headed end 0 of the rod through a vertical slot 0 in a plate a", which is in turn seated in and sustained by a horizontally-slotted plate 1), fastened in or upon the face of the shutter. The end 0 may be secured loosely within the slot 0' by means of a nut, pin, or equivalent fastening device 011 the back of the plate; but I prefer, as shown in the drawings, to provide the rod with ears 0" in the position shown in Fig.

In assembling the parts the end 0 is turned over to an abnormal position and the ears 0 passed through the slot c from the front. \Vhen the parts are turned down to their operative positions, the ears project beyond the sides of the slot and hold the end 0 in place, so that it cannot escape in an cndwise direction, although it is left free to rise and fall in the slot.

For the purpose of operating the rolling slats of the shutter and of operating the catch or lockin g device by which the shutter is held shut, I screw upon the end 0 of the rod an arm D, which extends across the face of the shutter, as shown, being connected to the usual bar for operating the slats by a link 6, or equivalent device. When the shutter is closed, the rotation of the rod will throw this arm upward or downward and cause it to change the position of the slats.

In order to lock the shutter in its closed position, I provide a device such as shown in Fig. 8, consisting of a U-shaped piece E,l1aving one end rounded and provided with shoulders e e at the upper and lower sides, whereby it is adapted for use in right-hand or lefthand shutters, as required. This device I mount on a central pivot-screw, which passes through the rear plate 6 into the shutter. The plate 6 is provided at its edges with ears to receive fastening-screws, and is also provided with a slot e which receives a stud 6 formed on the back of the part E, for the purpose of preventing the latterfrom turning upside down.

The locking device is secured to the face of the shutter in such position thatone end will lie beneath the arm D, and that the opposite end may engage a plate 6, secured to the windowsill. WVhen the shutter is closed, the shoulder 6 will engage automatically over the stationary plate. By turning the rod or spindle in the proper direction the arm D may be caused to depress the arm 0 of the catch and thereby raised at its opposite end out of engagement with the plate, leaving the shutter free to be opened by the endwise motion of the rod.

It sometimes becomes necessary to apply my operating device to shutters which are provided with that class of self-locking hinges which require the application of great force to start the open shutter when it is to be closed. In order to relieve the parts of my device from injurious strains at the point where the rod connects with the shutter, I have found it advisable to provide the arm D, as shown in Fig. 5, with a lip or shoulder g, to engage behind the slotted plate h, fixed to the face of the shutter midway of its width. When the shutter is open, the shoulder g engages behind the plate, so that when the rod is pulled inward it acts through the arm D and exerts a direct pulling strain on the plate, tending to close the shutter. This not only relieves the connections at the end of the rod from side strains, but it prevents the end of the rod and the plate 0 from sliding toward the hinged edge of the shutter, as they would otherwise have a tendency to do when the rod is drawn inward, and the result of which would be to prevent the rod from working smoothly. Instead of slotting the plate h and forming the shoulder g directly on the arm D, the shoulder may be in the form of a separate plate slipped over the arm and secured by a screw, as shown at g, Fig. 9, the shoulder thus applied being arranged to engage with a plate h on the shutter in an upward direction, or in a downward direction with a plate such as shown at 71 In each of its forms this device consists simply of a shoulder on the arm D to rigidly engage a plate on the shutter.

In some cases it is necessary to pass the operating rod or spindle through the window-sill in an upward direction, and so that its outer end projects above and beyond the surface of the sill, as shown in Fig. 6.. this case it becomes necessary to give the outer end of the rod suitable support and protection, so that it may not be bent by the strains to which it is subjected or rendered inoperative by the accumulation of snow and ice. For this purpose I employ a metal shield F, such as shown in section in Fig. 6 and in an inverted position in Fig. 7. It is made of semicircular form in cross-section, that it may cover the exposed end of the rod and fit down flatly upon the window-sill. It is provided with suitable ears f to receive fastening-screws, and at the outer end is closed, with the exception of an opening f through which the rod is passed, and in which it is supported. The shield is made of a tapered form, or, in other words, of diminishing height from the outer toward the inner end, as required by the inclined position of the rod in relation to the, sill.

The sections of the rod or spindle may be united by a hinge or pivot joint of any suitable character; but I prefer to employ the peculiar joints represented in Fig. 10, which shows two of the sections disconnected. It will be observed that one of the sections is provided with a slot and with two transverse studs or pins therein, while the connecting section is provided with a tenon to enter the slot and with two notches entering it from opposite edges to receive the pins. The construction is such that by turning the two parts at right angles the tenon may be inserted through the slot between the pins, after which the parts are secured together by turning them until their axes stand in line. This joint will permit the outer sections to swing laterally to the extent required in operation without allowing their disconnection, and consequently there is no danger of the parts becoming separated when in operative position. When detached from the shutter or when carried endwise out of place in the sill,'they may be readily taken apart. By having the inner end or handle of the spindle thus attached it may be readily removed after the rod is turned inward to close the shutter, and thus prevent it from extending in an objectionable manner into the room.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim is- 1. In combination with the swinging shutter, the jointed rotating and sliding rod passed through the sill at an inclination from the horizontal, and plates, substantially as described, connecting the outer end of the rod to the shutter and arranged with relation to each other to permit the rod to play vertically and also horizontally, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In combination with the swinging shutter, the plate I), fixed thereto, the plate 0 applied to the first-named plate to slide horiand the operating-ar1n D, fixed to the rod and r5 acting upon the dog, as described.

5. In combination with the shutter and a plate It thereon, the jointed longitudinallyinovable rotative rod and the arm D, fixed on said rod and provided with shoulder g to engage the plate 71.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 29th of May, 1888, in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

DAVID H. ROYER.

Vitnesses:

S. WOLF, PHIL. T. DODGE. 

